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Hakeem Jeffries: “Democrats are the party who actually care about addressing…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Leader Jeffries Speaks to Press

Published | Video Starts at 07:59

That's all they do, which is why they're deeply in trouble. Donald Trump's approval rating is like 38, 39% across the board, including from Fox News. And the American people know that Democrats are the party who actually care about addressing the affordability crisis, driving down the high cost of living, fixing our broken health care system, extending the Affordable Care act tax credits, and actually standing up for working class Americans. Now that is decisively clear to the American people. We've seen that in the electoral results early this month where Republicans were crushed, shellacked, beaten down all across America with the common thread being their extremism and our emphasis on affordability. (07:59–08:14)

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Asserts that Democrats focus on affordability, healthcare, and supporting working-class Americans.

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